On Friday, the South Korean Court ordered the release from Yoon Suk Yeol in prison, a relaxed president of the country, who is being tried for an uprising charges for his decision on the December Martial Law.
The Seoul district court ruled that prosecutors had violated procedural rules by holding Mr. Yoon in custody longer than was legally allowed before he accused him last month.
But Mr. Yon was not immediately liberated by the detention center south of Seoul, where he holds himself, said one of his lawyers, Seok Dong-Hyun. Prosecutors have a week to complain about the verdict, and during that time Mr. Yon will remain in custody, Mr. Seok said.
Mr. Yon was detained on January 15 and was officially accused 11 days later for charges of uprising, arising from his short -term imposition of a war law in December. His lawyers have since fought to release him from prison, presenting the argument that on Friday the Council with three courts accepted: that prosecutors had held Mr. Yoon longer than allowed the law.
The verdict was limited to a narrow dispute about whether prosecutors properly followed all the proceedings when they arrested and accused Mr. Yoon. He did not address the accusations that Mr. Yon faced at his criminal trial.
Mr. Yoon unexpectedly declared a martial arts on December 3, accusing the national assembly under the control of the opposition of the “paralyzing” of his government. The Assembly voted against his decree for a war law, forcing him to abolish him after about six hours. But in decades, she launched the worst political crisis of South Korea.
While the protesters called for Mr. Yoon’s strife, the Assembly abolished him on December 14, suspending him from duty. The Constitutional Court in the country is considering whether the imperament was legitimate and should it formally remove it from duty. Separately, criminal investigators were detained by Mr. Yoon for charges of rebellion.
He is the first president in South Korean history to face criminal charges while still on duty.
